Steven P. Joppich

Steven P. Joppich has devoted his legal career to representing the interests of governmental entities. Since 1994, he has assisted local governments throughout Michigan with a variety of legal issues both in and out of the courtroom. As a result, Steve has gained substantial experience in a diverse and broad cross section of municipal law, with the following being a sampling of his municipal law practice:

• General and special counsel to cities, townships, villages and counties
• Zoning, land use and planning law
• Development issues
• Public property purchases, sales, leases & development
• Medical and recreational cannabis
• Public works (water, sewer, stormwater, roads, rate challenges, etc.)
• Signs and billboards
• Contracts
• Ordinance drafting
• Freedom of Information Act
• Open Meetings Act
• Intergovernmental agreements and authorities
• Libraries

• Constitutional law (due process, takings, equal protection, free speech, etc.)
• Corridor improvement authorities (CIAs)
• Tax increment financing (TIFs)
• Special assessment districts (SADs)
• Tax abatements
• Historic districts
• Parks and recreation
• Lake boards
• Election law
• Adult business regulations
• Code enforcement
• Blighted properties and dangerous buildings
• Condemnation/eminent domain
• Riparian rights
• Annexation, 425 Agreements, charters & incorporations

• Municipal Law
• Zoning and Land Use
• Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
• Insurance Defense
• Real Estate and Construction
• Ordinance Enforcement
• Water, Sewer and Stormwater Utilities and Litigation

• Detroit College of Law, J.D.
• University of Michigan, B.A.